I guess for me the 'holding pattern' with Rose felt natural because at that point I was comfortable with where their relationship was at. And from that point, nothing really changed until the 'storm' came around (AoG/Doomsday).
With Martha, I was very uncomfortable with where they were at when the 'holding pattern' took place, which is unsurprising because unrequited love is known to be quite awkward at times. What biffed me was that her emotional 'holding pattern' lasted throughout the entire series with few breaks in between until she finally 'gets it' in LotTL. I'd hoped for more development, but like some poster said, maybe we'll see development when she returns.
To me, DW's main underlying theme is change and this has been the most difficult one yet. They were askin' for it though when they decided to introduce romantic subtext '^^. -Tierra
The Holding Pattern
With Martha, I was very uncomfortable with where they were at when the 'holding pattern' took place, which is unsurprising because unrequited love is known to be quite awkward at times. What biffed me was that her emotional 'holding pattern' lasted throughout the entire series with few breaks in between until she finally 'gets it' in LotTL. I'd hoped for more development, but like some poster said, maybe we'll see development when she returns.
To me, DW's main underlying theme is change and this has been the most difficult one yet. They were askin' for it though when they decided to introduce romantic subtext '^^.
-Tierra